The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-22
Local aud State Notes.

ter is over.
Local and State Notes.
The Ohio Falls car-works at Jeffersonville
Ind, building some very fine passenger
equipments for one of the Mexican roads
The c., 81. & ID. has this week added 100 live
stock to its equipment. thIrtyfour feet
in length. and proposes to take hand in the
livestock traffic of this city.
The c., St. L. & P. road which has been out
of the market for hauling live stock East will
on the 26th, resume business on that date the
rates advance TO those prevailing on April l.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad investiga-
ton has been extended TO all the local offices
along the line The officers say that so far the
examination has disclosed nothing of a criminal
nature
S. F. Randall has been appointed superinten-
dent of the western division of the n. Y, 2. e
0. road with headquarters at Gallon o. He
was promoted from the position OF general yard
master in the iron district
Sherman n. King, late second vice-presdent
of the Baltimore q Ohio railroad, has been Of
fered the vice presidency of the Chicago d
Northwestern Railroad Company. Mr.. King has
the matter under consideration.
Jan. L Gen. A Anderson. of Tacoma, w. T.,
takes the position of vice president and chief
eineer on the Buffalo, Rochester d Pittsburg
road, and Joseph Thompson, of Jersey City, the
position of general ticket and freight agent
George Thompson, who for years past
has been private secretary to H. Il. Dering.
slstant general passenger agent of the Pensyl-
vania lines and the VanGalia, Jan. l
takes the position of city passenger agent Of the
Pennsylvania lines at Louisville, Ky.
Jan. 1 several Western roads adopt the per
diem method of paving for foreign cars when
their road and will charge in the same manner
when thir cars foreign road The c.,
l., st. L. & C. and c., St. L. & P are among the
roads which on that date adopt this method.
The management of the Cincinn att jackson &,
Mackinaw road are seriously considering build
ing the shops of the main line at Marshall.
Mich IS that town has offered them liberal
A Of heir All w
there, and a number of men will on the first of
next month be transferred from the shops at
Van Vert to Marshall
Indications yesterday were that the strike of
switchmen at Columbus, O., would terminate as
did the strike of Indianapolis switchmen a
couple OF years ago. in about forty men losing
their jobs Both the Panhandle and the Bee
line promptly took men from other points into
Columbus and their business has been delayed
but little on account of the strike.
Some of the more conservative general freight
agents express the opinion that competitors of
the Wabash road are very foolish to follow Re-
ceiver McNulta in his rate reductions, as it is
non paying business TO fight road which is in
the hands of a receiver. especially if Re-
ceiver McNulta has such motives for making the
reductions as are attributed to him.
At the present time it is stated that the c., T.,
st. l.. d G. road is the only line connecting
with Northwestern roads at Chicago which
forward business east, owing to a genuine
blockade on the Chicago Belt road. It is stated
that had the C., l., ST. l.. & c. the thew
nave yesterday loaded l.UU
business from Northwestern connections.
It is understood that the pending litigation be-
fore Judge Gresham between the c., II. & D.,
and President McKeen, of the Vandaia will
not come up for hearing to-day the date fixed
at the time the restraining order suit
Brought. There are those who claim to be we'll
posted that express the opinion that the ques-
tions at Issue will be adjusted without any
further litigation
1t ls stated that the roads in the Trunk line
and Central Traffic Associations have decided
that If connecting roads will not accept fair
pro rata on division of business. then both the
trunk lines and the roads in the Central Traffic
Association will charge such roads full rates to
and from all connecting points. Carrying out
such a measure would give the companies in the
associations larger revenues.
II is stated that the annual reports of the In
diana roads and those of Illinois well will
show that In the year now closing the roads
have been operated on 639 81 per cent. of the
gross earnings. against Ga SO per cent in the
year 1886; or. in other words. the decreased cost
OF operating the roads this year is 91-100 of l
per cent, which is quite an item, the physical
condition OF the properties, almost without ex-
ception, has been greatly improved.
The stockholders of the Terrs Haute & Indi-
annapolis road hold their annual meeting in Terre
Haute Monday, Jan. 2 There is official author
iry for saying that the usual 8 per cent semi
animal dividend will be declared. The Wanda
liza, as a whole, has made larger earnings for six
months past than at any time in its history, and
but for the unfortunate Ives Stay nor deal. which
disturbed its finances somewhat there would
have been a large surplus at the beginning of
1883 in its treasury.
Jan. i several changes take effect on the roads
owned by the Porter syndicate. o. S. Lyford,
general manager of the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois, is also to be general manager of the Chicago
& Indiana Coal road, and G. c. kimbalI present
manager of the G.. s. 1. c. road, is appointed
manager of the extension of lines, which indi-
Gates that the Porter syndicate will extend their
road to the Ohio river the coming year. Mr..
Kimban built the c. & l. c. road. of the
best-constructed new roads in this State.
1t is understood that a majority of the roads
In the Central Traffic Association have voted
favoraoly on the suggestion of the executive
committee of the trunk lines the matter OF
advancing rates on fourth, fifth and sixth class
freights 10 per cent This will make the rate
from Indianapolis to New York So per
100 pounds on fourtn-class 303 on fifth-class
freight agents, almost without exception are
opposed to any advance, and express the opinion
that 10 will only check business and at the end
OF the first month some one of the roads will,
as heretofore. think that they not getting
their share of the business; then will follow a
general Generalization In rates.
New York capitalist who was in the CITY
last evening states that General Winslow has
placed the bonds, amounting to $50. 900, 900. of
the St. Louis 81 San Francisco road In Amster-
dam. and that the company Will at once COM
rnence the survey of extensions building east
from ST. Louis, probably across Indiana, and
extending its lines westward, one branch
leaving the road at Plymouth and running near
ly an airline TO Kansas City. The company
voted TO issue these bonds about two weeks ago,
assigning for their issue that it
desired to make the road one of the transconti-
mental lines, as well as to extend it eastward.